Welcome to the cutting edge 13-part Japanese anime series, Serial Experiments Lain. There is a world around us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. There is the wired world inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a culture all of its own. The day after a classmate commits suicide, a thirteen year-old girl named Lain discovers how closely the two worlds are linked when she receives an e-mail from the dead girl: `I just abandoned my body. I still live here....` Has the line between the real world and the wired world begun to blur? This authorized book features detailed episode summaries, in depth character profiles, setting and theme analysis, and role-playing character sheets for Guardians Of Order popular Tri-Stat System. With hundreds of full-colour images from the series, and many pages of production line art, this Ultimate Fan Guide is the definitive English-language resource book for Serial Experiments Lain.